Water-tube-boiler accessories.



0. M. OLAUSEN.

WATER TUBE BOILER ACCESSORIES. k

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 11, 190s.

4 946,934; Patented Jan. 18,1910.

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fi gi- '0. M. ULAUSEN. WATER TUBE BOILER AUGESSOEIES. :APPLIGATI'ON FILED JUNE 11, 1908.

Patented Jan. 1 8;19 10.

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, G. M. GLAUSEN.

WATER TUBE BOILER ACCESSORIES.

APPLICATION YILBD JUNE 11, 1908.

Patented Jan. 18, 1910.

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' a citizen ofthe United States, residing at CHARLES CLAUSEN, OF ELKHART, INDIANA.

WATER-TUBE-BQILEB:ACFSSORIES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented .J an. 191 0.

Application filed June 11, 1908. I Serial No. 437,986.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, CHAR ES M. Cnausnn,

Elkhart, in the county of Elkhart and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Water-Tube-Boiler Accessories, of which the following is a specification.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary viewin of interior parts of the boiler. Fig. 4 1s a similar vlewillustrating the interior parts This invention relates to water tube boiler accessories.

One object of the invention is to provide a water tube boiler embodying such characteristics that the necessity of employing ordi-y side and top casings 1s nary sheet metal obviated.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of an improved type of baflie plates for boilers of the present character embodying plates so associated in alinement that they may be moved together upon the tubes or'whereby one plate of each alining series of plates may be moved independently of another or all of the remaining plates.

With the above and other objects in view,

the present invention consists in thecombination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the-ac companying drawings and particularly pointed-out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes may be made in the form, proportionp size and minor details Without departlng from the spiritor sacrificing any of the advantages of the inven-- tion.

In the drawings Figure 1' is a frontview partly in elevation and partly in sec-- tion. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal sectional view. perspective of the boiler and particularly the method of constructing the outer wall: Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of one of the side plates.

Referring now more accompanying drawings, the reference characters, 1 and 2 indicate front and rear cham bered water ,legsconnected together by the water tubes 3, there being a number of rods 5 passed through certain of the tubes and legs,it desired, to insure a firm connection between the tubes'and legs. Any suitable type of grate may be disposed in the ash pit and operated'lin any sultable manner.

In order to fibviate the use of the usual sheet metal top and side casings, I dispose recte responding tubes an particularly to the Y for cleaning 'pu'rposes'.

provided with comparatively thin down wardly directed spaced wings 26 which fa position showntherein.

between the outermost tubes upon the side of the structure the plates 15 which iay e held in place by means of suitable gins 16 (see Fig. 4C). These plates 15 are preferabiy semi-circular in cross section and are also preferably provided with inwardly diwings'l? ada' ted to engage the cord thereby aid in holding the plates in'place, and if desired, the pins 16 may be eliminated. 'In any event, after the plates 15 have been positioned, a cementitious material 18, preferably asbestos cement, is then applied around the sides of the structure and by placing plates 15 between the top. flues of. the structure, the cementitious material 18 may be continued over the to thereof, thus doing away entirely with-t e need of the ordinary sheet metal side-or top wall castings,"the, onter tier of flues with the plates 15 disposed between them forming the'side walls and the top of the structure. a I v I By reference to Fig. 1 it will be seen that "the tubes 3 are preferably arranged in series of spaced banks, .a, b and 1c, and it will alsobe seen that theiplates 15 are disposedupon the upper row of banks 0. Disposed over the spaces between the upper rows of tubes or banks a and b, are plates 19, each set of which cooperates to provide sectional baffle plates, said plates 19 each having upwardly directed pins 20 adapted to receive the 001: responding eye o'fthe connecting bar 22,105 virtue of which connection by said bar,all

of the baffle plates of each set may be moved the object being to provide for together,

drafts in the boiler for the prodvarying ucts of combustion, which products of'combustion may follow the course indicated by the'a-rrows in Fig. 2, and which leave the structure through the hue 23. Asthiese bafile'plates are loosely disposed upon the flue's, where access to them may be easily had through the doors 24. and 25, they can be of the sides of Each plate 19 is cilitate the guiding of the plates when they are shifted jrom, say for instance, the full line position in Fig. 3 to the dotted line From the foregoing. it will be understood that the pli os oifrthe sides and top of-.the

structure are substantially the same as the easily and quickly removed so as to permit the water tubes to be reached i;

and top of' tthe structure.

it is my purpose to claim the specific type of plates which fit between the spaces of the tubes not only for the pur ose that may be derived in the provision o .baflie plates, butalso as regards the filling of the spaces. of the sides and topto. permit of the applica tion of the cementitious material to the sides What'is claimed is j '1. In a water tube boiler, water legs, tubes connecting the legs, plates disposed upon some of the rows of tubes and slidable thereon, each plate closing the space between adjacent tubes and relying upon thelatter for their support, each plate having a projection, and a member extending across the plates and provided with eyes to embrace said projections of the plates, whereby the plates may be moved together upon the tubes, said pates cooperating with the tubes to form bafiles.

2. In a water tube boiler, water legs, a

row of tubes connecting the legs, plates disposed upon said tubes and slidable thereon,

each plate closing the. space between adja-" cent tubes throughout a portion of the length of the latter and relying upon the tubes for their support, each plate having a projection, and a member extending across the plates and provided with eyes to embrace said projectionsof the plates whereby the latter may be moved "together uponthe tubes, said playtes: cooperating with the tubes to form a baflle. V

3. In a water tube boiler, water legs, tubes connecting'the legs, plates disposed upon the 'tubes' and slidable thereon, each plate closing the space between adjacent tubes throughout a portion of the length of the latter-and relying'upon the tubes for their support, each plate having depending wings and each also provided with a projection,

and a member extending across the plates and provided with eyes to embrace said prosjections of the plates whereby the latter may be moved together upon the tubes, said plaffigs cooperating with the tubes to forma a i A '60 at Ina water tube boiler including a row of tubes, elements disposed upon said tubes and slidable thereon, each element closing the space between adjacent tubes and provided with wings extending into the spaces between the tubes, and means extendmg transversely across said slidable elements.

for securing said elements together.

5. In a water tube boiler including tubes, plates disposed upon the tubes, the plates being shorter than the tubes, and means detachably connecting the platestogether so that one plate may be moved independently of another or all plates moved together, said plates cooperating with the tubes to form a bafitle. I

-6. In a boiler of the character described, water legs, tubes connecting the legs, plates mounted upon some of the rows of tubes, each plate fitting over the space between corresponding adjacent tubes andprovided with spaced; transverse wings extending into the spaces between said adjacent rows of tubes to position the plates, plates fitted over the spaces between the outermost tubes at the sides and top of the structure, and each provided with spaced, transverse win s fitting between the spaces of the'corresponding tubes to position the latter plates, and means for connecting the lates together.

7. In a boiler of the'ci'iaracter described including tubes, plates mounted upon some ofsaid tubes, each plate being arcuate in cross section and provided with wings for projection into the spaces between adjacent tubes, each plate having a projection,.and a member .extending'across some of the plates and provided with a series of eyes for engagement with the projection of-the plates to connect the plates together.

8. In a water tube boiler including tubes,

, elements fitting over the spaces between certain of the tubes to cover said spaces beneath them and provided with spaced wings extending into said spaces between adjacent tubes to position said elements and prevent v lateral displacement thereof, and means for connecting said elements together.

r 9.'In a water tube boiler including tubes, plates fitting over the spacesbetween certain of the tubes, said plates eachbeing arcuate' in cross section and provided with spaced "transversely disposed wings extending into the spaces be ween adjacent tubes,

and means for securing said plates against displacement.

' In testimony whereof I afilx ,my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES M. OLAUSEN.

Witnesses:

- JOSEPH WRIGHT, Lin; RINGLE. 

